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Webster 1913 Edition
Mousseline
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Mousseˊline′
,Noun.
[F.]
Muslin.
Mousseline de laine
. [F., muslin of wool.]
Muslin delaine. See under
– Muslin
. Mousseline glass
, a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.
Definition 2024
mousseline
mousseline
English
Noun
mousseline (plural mousselines)
- A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
- A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
- A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
French
Etymology
From Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”) in Northern Iraq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mus.lin/
Noun
mousseline f (plural mousselines)